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Author:

Ballard, Carol.

Title:

Heart and blood : injury, illness, and health / Carol Ballard.

Edition:

2nd ed. rev. and updated.

Publisher:

Heinemann Library,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Heart--Juvenile literature.
Cardiovascular system--Juvenile literature.
Blood--Circulation--Juvenile literature.
Circulatory system.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45) and index.

Contents:

The heart and circulatory system -- The heart -- Blood vessels -- Heart function -- Healthy heart -- Heart attack -- Heart monitoring -- Heart surgery -- Pacemakers -- Faulty valves -- Heart transplant -- Problems with arteries -- Problems with veins -- Blood pressure -- Blood -- Blood groups and blood transfusions -- Blood donors -- Hemophilia -- Blood disorders -- Sickle-cell anemia -- What can go wrong with my heart and blood?

Summary:

Explores the structure of the heart and how the circulatory system transports essential substances to the cells all over our bodies. It explains the different illnesses or conditions that can affect the heart and blood, from anemia to heart attacks, and outlines ways that we can keep our hearts and blood circulations healthy--Publisher.

Series:

Body focus

ISBN:

143293418X
9781432934187

OCLC:

(OCoLC)351312438

Locations:

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)